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          AREA ................................................
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          176.220 
                kmq 
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            POPULATION ..................................
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          3.399.237 in. 
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            DENSITY .........................................
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          19,3 in/kmq 
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            CAPITAL ..........................................
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          Montevideo 
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            LANGUAGES ....................................
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          Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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            RELIGIONS ......................................
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          Roman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31%
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            CURRENCY ......................................
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          Uruguayan peso (UYU)
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           GDP per CAPITA .............................
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          9421 $ (2004)
          
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           HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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          0,592 (45th place)
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              LOWEST POINT ...............................
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          Atlantic Ocean 0 m
         
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            HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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          Cerro Catedral 514 m
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             INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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          25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
          
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             INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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          Republic
          
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             WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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            .uy
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                  COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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          +598
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